“I want to play a man in uniform. I've got tremendous respect for that life that they lead. We know so little about it. It's never discussed or talked about, when they come back from battle. I want to examine the choices that have to be made in those terrible times. [...] I'll get to wear a uniform.” KnowsMenWantLittlesMadePlayChoicesTerribleBattleUniformsTerrible Times Author:Ben Kingsley
“There is always something about the villains that I'm able to play, quote unquote, that isn't villainous.” PlayAbleVillain Author:Ben Kingsley
“You don't go to a town to present the play and have applause at the end of it, but that's benign conquest. It's a glorious way of exploring other landscapes and other cultures in a very life-affirming way.” WayEndsPlayCultureTownsLandscapeGloriousExploringConquestApplauseBenignAffirmingOther CulturesLife Affirming Author:Ben Kingsley
“I always try to find something I admire about every character I play.” TryingPlayCharacterAdmire Author:Ben Kingsley
“If I were to play somebody who ran a fish and chip shop, I would not work in a fish and chip shop for three months. Staring at chips is not going to help me in my performance.” IfsPlayHelpingThreeMonthsPerformancesFishesStaringRanShopsHelp MeChipsThree MonthsFish TanksFish And Chips Author:Ben Kingsley
“What is chess, do you think? Those who play for fun or not at all dismiss it as a game. The ones who devote their lives to it for the most part insist that it's a science. It's neither. Bobby Fischer got underneath it like no one before and found at its center, art.” ThinkingArtPlayFoundGamesFunChessFischer Author:Ben Kingsley
“When I choose a role it's either because I recognise the man, or that I'm very curious to know him. If I neither recognise nor know him, then it is better that I don't play him.” IfsKnowsMenPlayRolesHe ManCuriousRecognise Author:Ben Kingsley
